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== '''Facility''' ==
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'''Facility Size'''
 
'''Facility Size'''
 
*Main floor: 5,000 square feet
 
*Main floor: 5,000 square feet
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'''Raised Floor System'''
 
'''Raised Floor System'''
 
*12" concrete core raised floor manufactured by Maxcess/Tate
 
*12" concrete core raised floor manufactured by Maxcess/Tate
 
'''Floor Load'''
 
*250 pounds per square foot on slab
 
  
 
'''Building Access'''
 
'''Building Access'''
*24 hours a day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year
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*Biometrics access: 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year
  
 
'''Building Security'''
 
'''Building Security'''
*On-site, staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. Alarm system enabled with cameras and DVR recorders on all points of ingress/egress and numerous internal spaces of the building. Dual Biometric authentication security system installed. Tri-Token authorization system.
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*On-site, staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. Cameras and video archiving on all points of ingress/egress and numerous internal spaces of the building. Dual Biometric security system installed with tri-token authentication.
  
'''Telecommunications'''
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'''Low Disaster Risk Region'''
*Zayo - AFS/Global Crossing/Level3 (1000Mb GE)
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*XMission's facility, located in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, resides in a region with very few disaster declarations, per [http://www.fema.gov/pdf/hazard/map/declarationsmap1964_07.pdf FEMA].
*XO Communications - 10Gb
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== '''Telecommunications''' ==
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===Upstream connectivity===
 
*NLayer - 10Gb
 
*NLayer - 10Gb
 
*Level3 - 10Gb
 
*Level3 - 10Gb
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*Cogent - 10Gb
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*XO Communications - 1Gb
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===Peering===
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*SIX: Seattle Internet Exchange (10Gb) --Peers: Amazon, Google, Netflex
 
*SLCPeering - Private and Public Peering in SLC, UT. (1000Mb GE)
 
*SLCPeering - Private and Public Peering in SLC, UT. (1000Mb GE)
*Integra Telecom
 
*CenturyLink
 
 
*UTOPIA
 
*UTOPIA
*Comcast
 
  
'''Commercial Power'''
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== '''Infrastructure''' ==
*Independent underground 12,000 V feed from a new Rocky Mountain Power substation. Dedicated connection with no other building load. buried under mass-transit system to reduce construction risk.
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*Building load handled by 2,500 KVA (2 Megawatt) Transformer over sized for extra protection and durability. Transformer is secured externally from building.
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===Power===
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* Dedicated underground 12,000 V utility feed from a newer Rocky Mountain Power substation next to downtown library. Buried under mass-transit system to reduce construction risk.
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* Building load handled by 2,500 KVA (2 Megawatt) Transformer over-sized for extra protection and durability. Transformer is secured externally from building.
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* Fully redundant A+B power buses, from utility feed all the way down to customer equipment.
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* Two (2) Cummins Power Generation transfer switches, each rated for 1200 Amps at 480 Volts. Detects faults in power feeds, turns on emergency power generators, verifies power condition and if all is OK, transfers facility load to the emergency power equipment.
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* Two 500 KW Cummins DFED Gensets with a 18.8 Liter turbo diesel/Aftercooled KTA-19 engine. Two currently handling facility load and providing A+B redundancy.
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* Three Mitsubishi 9800 AD UPS's (Uninterruptible Power Supply) 225 KVA (190 KW).  Using Mitsubishi IGBT technology power efficiency improves with cleaner total power to the client gear.
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* Seven (7) 480 Volt/3 Phase Power Distribution Units/Transformers (PDU).
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* Two (2) 208 Volt 3Phase Remote Distribution Units (RDU).
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*Single 366 Gal double-lined fuel tank (in basement) with 25 gallon day tank (on roof)
  
'''Generator'''
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===Cooling===
*Two 500 KW Cummins DFED Gensets with a 18.8 Liter turbo diesel/Aftercooled KTA-19 engine. Two currently handling facility load with the third to be wired as a standby genset for N+1 redundancy.
 
*Low fuel consumption and rigorous testing schedule allows long term power generation for facilities needs.
 
  
'''Power Infrastructure'''
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* Combination of CRAC (Computer Room Air Conditioner) and CRAH (Computer Room Air Handler) units fitted with dynamic VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) fan motors and connected to over-sized N+1 water cooling towers via redundant dual pump system.
*Cummins Power Generation OTPC transfer switch gear rated for 1200 Amps at 480 Volts. Detects faults in power feeds, turns on emergency power generators, verifies power condition and if all is ok, transfers facility load to the emergency power equipment.
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* Centralized monitoring and control system tied into an array of sensors throughout critical areas to ensure effective and efficient cooling
*Cummins Power Generation BTPC series bypass isolation transfer switch gear rated for 1200 Amps at 480 Volts. The BTPC series allows power to be routed around a failed transfer switch unit.
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* Two (2) Evapco cooling towers provide energy efficient cooling via water side economizing
*Three Mitsubishi 9800 AD UPS's (Uninterruptible Power Supply) 225 KVA (190 KW). Using Mitsubishi IGBT technology power effeciency improves with cleaner total power to the client gear.
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* Five (5) Liebert Deluxe System 3 CRAC units (with DX cooling capabilities, if needed during Summer months)
*Seven (7) 480 Volt/3 Phase Power Distribution Units/Transformers
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* Two (2) CRAH units (with enormous coils to maximize cooling via chilled water from cooling towers)
*Two (2) 208 Volt 3Phase Remote Distribution Units
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* Hot/Cold aisle containment to maximize efficient air flow through servers and to prevent mixing of cold and hot air.
*Active monitoring of power loads and infrastructure utilization allow accurate planing of load redundancy at the client level.
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* Energy efficient adiabatic humidification system utilized instead of wasteful steam humidification.
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* N+1 configuration of entire infrastructure not only helps mitigate the chance of an outage due to hardware failure but also allows full proper service work without change in temperature.
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* Raised floor cold air plenum efficiently delivers chilled air to designated cold aisles via perforated tiles in floor.
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* Return air Hot Plenum in ceiling. Utilizing new thermal technologies, a fully functional hot plenum is used to improve the delta-t, which provides better heat removal efficiency.
  
'''Fuel Tank'''
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===Preventative Maintenance and DR===
*Single 366 Gal double-lined fuel tanks
 
*25 gallon day tank
 
  
'''HVAC'''
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* Weekly testing of GenSets conducted and logged
*Liebert Deluxe System 3 CRAC (Computer Room Air Conditioner) units connected to over-sized GlyCool cooling towers via redundant dual pump system. N+1 configuration allows full proper service work without change in temperature.
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* Multiple refueling contracts established
*Five (5) cooling towers, 30-45 ton cooling capacity each
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* Bi-annual GenSet and UPS maintenance
*Three (3) 30-ton CRAC units
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* Bi-monthly HVAC maintenance
*Two (2) 20-ton CRAC units
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* Active monitoring of power loads and infrastructure utilization allow accurate planing of load redundancy at the client level.
*One (1) 10-ton CRAC unit
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* Annual fire sprinkler and extinguisher inspections
*Two (2) 5-ton CRAC units
 
*Designed to N+1 redundancy
 
*2 foot return air Hot Plenum in ceiling. Utilizing new thermal technologies, a fully functional hot plenum is used to overclock CRAC units, and provide better heat removal efficiency.
 
*10 Feet vertical workable space above raised floor.
 
  
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== '''Bandwidth''' ==
  
'''Bandwidth'''
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* Competitive flat rate billing at 100M, Gigabit, and Multi-Gigabit speeds.
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* Ports: 100M, 1Gb, and 10Gb.
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* Redundant uplink connections available upon request (using LACP or BGP routing protocols).
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* 95th percentile billing options available from 1M up to 10G.
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* Carrier neutral facility with connectivity options via multiple telecommunications providers
  
XMission uses the industry standard 95th Percentile model to bill for bandwidth. This allows you to only pay for the bandwidth you use while offering the benefits of faster speed and greater throughput.
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== '''Additional Colocation Resources''' ==
  
To determine your billable utilization, otherwise known as your “95th percentile rate,” XMission measures your bandwidth usage at regular intervals over a 30.5 day period. At the end of the period, XMission will discard the top 5% of your inbound and outbound bandwidth samples separately (approximately 36 hours worth of traffic). The remaining measurement becomes your 95th percentile rate.
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*[http://wiki.xmission.com/index.php/Hosting#Colocation Additional resources can be found here.]
  
If your 95th Percentile Rate exceeds your Committed Data Rate (CDR), XMission will post-bill you for any overages at the CDR price per Megabit.
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 12 February 2014

Facility

Facility Size

  • Main floor: 5,000 square feet
  • Second floor: 5,000 square feet

Completed

  • 2nd quarter 2001

Raised Floor Area

  • 3,000 Usable Square Feet (USF) for colocation

Raised Floor System

  • 12" concrete core raised floor manufactured by Maxcess/Tate

Building Access

  • Biometrics access: 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year

Building Security

  • On-site, staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. Cameras and video archiving on all points of ingress/egress and numerous internal spaces of the building. Dual Biometric security system installed with tri-token authentication.

Low Disaster Risk Region

  • XMission's facility, located in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, resides in a region with very few disaster declarations, per FEMA.

Telecommunications

Upstream connectivity

  • NLayer - 10Gb
  • Level3 - 10Gb
  • Cogent - 10Gb
  • XO Communications - 1Gb

Peering

  • SIX: Seattle Internet Exchange (10Gb) --Peers: Amazon, Google, Netflex
  • SLCPeering - Private and Public Peering in SLC, UT. (1000Mb GE)
  • UTOPIA

Infrastructure

Power

  • Dedicated underground 12,000 V utility feed from a newer Rocky Mountain Power substation next to downtown library. Buried under mass-transit system to reduce construction risk.
  • Building load handled by 2,500 KVA (2 Megawatt) Transformer over-sized for extra protection and durability. Transformer is secured externally from building.
  • Fully redundant A+B power buses, from utility feed all the way down to customer equipment.
  • Two (2) Cummins Power Generation transfer switches, each rated for 1200 Amps at 480 Volts. Detects faults in power feeds, turns on emergency power generators, verifies power condition and if all is OK, transfers facility load to the emergency power equipment.
  • Two 500 KW Cummins DFED Gensets with a 18.8 Liter turbo diesel/Aftercooled KTA-19 engine. Two currently handling facility load and providing A+B redundancy.
  • Three Mitsubishi 9800 AD UPS's (Uninterruptible Power Supply) 225 KVA (190 KW). Using Mitsubishi IGBT technology power efficiency improves with cleaner total power to the client gear.
  • Seven (7) 480 Volt/3 Phase Power Distribution Units/Transformers (PDU).
  • Two (2) 208 Volt 3Phase Remote Distribution Units (RDU).
  • Single 366 Gal double-lined fuel tank (in basement) with 25 gallon day tank (on roof)

Cooling

  • Combination of CRAC (Computer Room Air Conditioner) and CRAH (Computer Room Air Handler) units fitted with dynamic VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) fan motors and connected to over-sized N+1 water cooling towers via redundant dual pump system.
  • Centralized monitoring and control system tied into an array of sensors throughout critical areas to ensure effective and efficient cooling
  • Two (2) Evapco cooling towers provide energy efficient cooling via water side economizing
  • Five (5) Liebert Deluxe System 3 CRAC units (with DX cooling capabilities, if needed during Summer months)
  • Two (2) CRAH units (with enormous coils to maximize cooling via chilled water from cooling towers)
  • Hot/Cold aisle containment to maximize efficient air flow through servers and to prevent mixing of cold and hot air.
  • Energy efficient adiabatic humidification system utilized instead of wasteful steam humidification.
  • N+1 configuration of entire infrastructure not only helps mitigate the chance of an outage due to hardware failure but also allows full proper service work without change in temperature.
  • Raised floor cold air plenum efficiently delivers chilled air to designated cold aisles via perforated tiles in floor.
  • Return air Hot Plenum in ceiling. Utilizing new thermal technologies, a fully functional hot plenum is used to improve the delta-t, which provides better heat removal efficiency.

Preventative Maintenance and DR

  • Weekly testing of GenSets conducted and logged
  • Multiple refueling contracts established
  • Bi-annual GenSet and UPS maintenance
  • Bi-monthly HVAC maintenance
  • Active monitoring of power loads and infrastructure utilization allow accurate planing of load redundancy at the client level.
  • Annual fire sprinkler and extinguisher inspections

Bandwidth

  • Competitive flat rate billing at 100M, Gigabit, and Multi-Gigabit speeds.
  • Ports: 100M, 1Gb, and 10Gb.
  • Redundant uplink connections available upon request (using LACP or BGP routing protocols).
  • 95th percentile billing options available from 1M up to 10G.
  • Carrier neutral facility with connectivity options via multiple telecommunications providers

Additional Colocation Resources